Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut. He was the first human to journey into outer space, when his Vostok spacecraft completed an orbit of the Earth on 12 April 1961.
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| The First Man in Space: Yuri Gagarin |
Gagarin became an international celebrity, and was awarded many medals and titles, including Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honour. Vostok 1 marked his only spaceflight, but he served as backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission (which ended in a fatal crash). Gagarin later became deputy training director of the Cosmonaut Training Center outside Moscow, which was later named after him. Gagarin died in 1968 when the MiG-15 training jet he was piloting crashed.
| Nationality |
Soviet |
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| Status |
Deceased |
| Born |
9 March 1934
Klushino, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died |
27 March 1968 (aged 34)
Novosyolovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other occupation |
Pilot |
| Rank |
Colonel (Polkovnik), Soviet Air Forces |
| Time in space |
1 hour, 48 minutes |
| Selection |
Air Force Group 1 |
| Missions |
Vostok 1 |
| Mission insignia |
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| Awards |
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